Ask a Manager in the media by Alison Green on February 22, 2024 Here’s some coverage of Ask a Manager in the media recently: I talked to Katie Couric Media about Ask a Manager and stressed out middle-managers. I talked to Self about how to manage anxiety at work. HR Dive featured AAM in a piece on therapy at work. The Daily Dot and a bunch of other […] Read the full article →
I’m a night owl — how can I adjust to a new job with early hours? by Alison Green on February 22, 2024 It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I am very much a night owl (the best job I ever had for my sleep schedule was bartending). One silver lining of our company switching to remote work has been that I have been able to sleep in much later than the old days. […] Read the full article →
I was fired during my probationary period, mentioning kids in a cover letter, and more by Alison Green on February 22, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I was fired during my probationary period If you are fired during your probationary period, should you expect it to be without warning? This just happened to me, where I was let go of at the 60-day mark. I had a 30-day check-in, where the […] Read the full article →
my boss reprimanded me for not answering an email … in four minutes by Alison Green on February 21, 2024 A reader writes: I’ve been at my new job for just over a month and have very grave doubts about whether it’s going to work out. I’m finding it impossible to make my supervisor, Martha, happy. Her criticism is frequent, harsh, and, in my opinion, often very unreasonable. The incident that has me writing to […] Read the full article →
my employee eavesdrops on me by Alison Green on February 21, 2024 A reader writes: At first I thought I was being paranoid, but on three separate occasions, I’ve wrapped up a closed door conversation others in our C-suite, only to discover my employee directly outside my door. Our office set-up is odd; we’re essentially one huge office that was cut into thirds–one side is her office […] Read the full article →
is it safe to share at my company’s “courageous conversation” on menopause? by Alison Green on February 21, 2024 A reader writes: My company is proposing a workshop to have “courageous conversations” with colleagues about menopause. There is no professional facilitating this; it is an open discussion. The message about it says it will be “a safe space that is inclusive and supportive” and “an informal discussion among peers.” My company is heavily promoting […] Read the full article →
should I be worried by maxed-out company credit cards, an aggressive-driver coworker, and more by Alison Green on February 21, 2024 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. A recruiter got angry that I contacted a company directly Someone contacted me through LinkedIn and said he was recruiting for an executive assistant role and asked if I had any contacts who might be interested. I used to work as an administrative coordinator with […] Read the full article →
my boss keeps asking if I’m OK by Alison Green on February 20, 2024 A reader writes: My manager is overall a decent boss, and is reasonable and kind. However she has this one habit that has started to eat away at me. She constantly asks if I am okay. Even typing this, it seems so inane/nice, but it is a pattern that is wearing me down. A couple […] Read the full article →
how to give constructive criticism at work by Alison Green on February 20, 2024 If you’re like a lot of people, having to tell someone their work isn’t good enough can feel awkward, even when the feedback is necessary and constructive — and even if you’re a manager whose job it is to have those conversations. But if you approach it in the right way, asking for changes to […] Read the full article →
I’m supposed to share a bed with a coworker on a business trip by Alison Green on February 20, 2024 A reader writes: I started a new job recently and was told that there was a department-wide meeting coming up in another city in March. In total, they are flying around 45 people in for two days/one night. As I’m leading one of the sessions, I was in the organizer’s spreadsheet and found a list […] Read the full article →